The operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have arrested a 29-year-old teacher, Laminu Saminu, for allegedly poisoning his friend in the state.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this via a statement issued on Tuesday.

Isah stated that the teacher, who lives in Bakin  Kasuwa quarters, Mani Local Government Area of Katsina State, allegedly killed his friend, ASC II Sanusi Bawa, an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) in the state.

He noted that Bawa was the teacher’s final-year coursemate at the Federal College of Education, (FCE) in Katsina.

The police spokesperson disclosed that the suspect lured the victim to an uncompleted building in Mani, adding: “The suspect asked the victim to park his vehicle and they entered the uncompleted building together where he served him a ‘Fura da nono’ mixed with poison to drink.

“After drinking the Fura, the officer became unconscious.

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“Consequently, the suspect hit the victim with wood on the head until he died.

“He then threw the corpse inside a well in the house and covered it with sand.”

Isah said the suspect also stole the deceased’s vehicle.

“In the course of investigation, the police discovered that the suspect called the wife of the deceased on phone and told her to get her husband vehicle’s documents,” he added.

Isah disclosed that the police traced and arrested the teacher, who also confessed to have committed the crime.

The police spokesman noted that a packet of rat poison, firewood, and the Volkswagen, Golf, Saloon car with registration number AA 266 KUF, belonging to the deceased were found in the possession of the suspect.

He said an investigation was ongoing, adding that the suspect would be charged to court.

The Star